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T. C). MARTN VALVE Filed June I 22. 1923 dill-ion around the Stem so Appie.

To @ZZ iff/"2,0m may; conso/ni Re it known thai; fi, TnnvILLn-i @www 'l/Lie- TIN, citizen oiE the United lzites iesiding' at Jiielison? in the county of Madison and State of Tennessee, have invented eei'eiki non7 and useful ifmproveinens in Valves, of which elio following is :iA Speeiiioailion.

My prf-,sent invention ielaies to Cubol valves and has Special reiei'enoe o means foi prove-uiting around the valve Siem. The object of lie invention is to provide :i eonsi's'noi'ion Wliiel'i Will pei'niit king to be ii-lime" in bile bonnet ti'ii'oiig'li either end tlieieof and also to provide ineens whereby the pneking; will loe held i eompressefl 2on- :is to positively preventxleakage. A further object of lie in Vention is 'o provide o valve bonnet which muy be appliecl to any ciifoi valve and to pifovile means whereby the packing Within the bonne-` will be maintained under pressure Whether lie Valve loe in opened or eloseel po-v eitl. v`i', the pressure being an'omeiczilly increased when lio valve is elosecl. Gtlio ini' nini objeclf "il the invention will appear in comme o1 following eleeeiipibion.

lin 'lie. aeeompzinying fliawiiig: ignie is :2, seeional elevation of a Volvo emodying the invenzion:

2 is .fi ffieiiail showing u, oliglil' modi oagion.

The 'valve Casting l may oe oi: any Tine feii'ecl or Well-known oii and is p'roiziclecl with an ioernal seniV 2 ooooerzioiiig with lie valve hond i3, The valve easing i pro'vilecl Willi fin internally tl'oiendel oi n my, inflieatefl a* in its per Rifle and. iov-feien. of ille bonnet is threaded into 'olie i .icl opening, es only shown. The lionne is of elongated tubular form iis boro is pref erzibly stiziigli although it may be apem Thelioie oi :the `bonnet is considerably larger in Cliame'ei lian the siem 6 of lie valve, ancl n 'flooding' mila 7 lile in the lower enel oi ille loo've, ellis nin; being internally tli'ezided, as olio wn a's 8, ho be engegef "by the tli'eacled poiiion of lie valve stein. The Valve sein iii'ongn the lippe? end ci' the bonnet ,i equipped with any pe'feiiefi form of 'izinillo Wl'ieioliy tlio imiive may no openef olooo.. oep mii l is lnemleri onto i.' end o? Eine bonnet @nfl peeking lf2 soif/*n oi? proff-me@ *Cown i?, eli) posefl 1 f non 'filed une 252, 112933, Somali Jefe. il'm?.

ing not' 7, completely filling the sgae-e ween 'he said mit and lie cop not. A collar or ring 13 is *alinea-deli into the love@ end of the lioie of the lienneis lo limil; downwar movemen oil the Henning nnb i and prevent the saine @topping into valve easing Wlien preesnrefis Withclzawii or breaking; occurs in the iliieocle eonneeion between seid mit enel the valve scezn, The stop collar is suitably conszueocl ifo be enu gageely by afurning' wel, as by being piro-- vfled Wieli lugs ifi shown in l or sockets 'l5 shown in ln lie circumferential smface of the mit 7 is e longitudinal groove 'i6 and in the Wall of the "bonnet is a 4iongiuinal groove 1'? adapted o aline Willi the groove 'i6 ,and a key 18 is fitted in bhe said' grooves, as shownl, whereby ,ioati'on of the loating nut is pie vented bui; sliding movement thereof is 'per-l mitted The lower end of the groove 1.6 is looaiefl above ille lower end. of the not omi the upper end of the groove 1"? is below ille upper end el? tho nut'so lia, when "che enfle of the key filmt 'die ieepeciye endo o giooves, as Shown in the drawing, the up- Wniel movement of lie nui; will be eesteel.

The Valve 3 is sswiveled upontlie lowei? oncl of lie stem 5. :is shown ai.. 'i9 in Fig. L So tiu'n ao? ilie valve is Seatefl it 'will noi, min with stem and scratching of the valve anti iis seat Wil lie nvoie'lei.

lf desiifm the bonneli Wi'li en inteial elioiilzlei 2G o- 1 upward movement of the floating shown in Fig'. anni the @op nui l be oniittefl :1nd lie bonnet provided ai', its lippe end with en internal flange Fil co oiin ein abn'nient 'for the packing, as also Shown in Fig. e

ln practice, the valve casing is fitted to o, pipe in the usual rnznnnei` ami the valve is opened or elosefl by rotating the @Stem the, iotaion of the stem causing the saine iso move upwardly or downimmlly through lie floating mit Z by reason of iizs 'tlieeclecl engagement Wili.4 saicl mit. i The floating mit provides a snbscanial/zm posiive suppifn'i for lie peeking enel niainzeins lie oni' der eomp'ession so that io will siglitly about elle valve stem ami poeiively prevent leakage. lil/lien maintien is iniioly impi'ff noi, as

ed to the stein, the nut will tend to rotate therewith, but this tendency will be oven come by the key 18 So that the nut will 'urnish the needed fulcrum to effect movement of the valve stem and cause the valve head to be carried toward or from its seat. Violent seating of the heed is avoided and cracking or dietortii'ig of the valve Seat is prevented so that the eeiency and life of the valve is increased. The floating nut and the een mit may be yboth readily removed vtrom the bonnet so that the-packing may be inserted into the bonnet from either end as infiy moet convei'iient under any given f sonditions. l The bonnet is elongated so that its peeking-holding capacity is increased and :imple accommodation for the ioating mit is. provided in order that eny desired preesnre may he placed upon. the paclriiw, and the'honnet may be mede of tubing ot eny metal so thet the cost of manufacturing maybe kept to e, minimum basis. Any preferred form of packing may be employed end, if it be saturated with a lubricant. the lubricant will be retained in the packing eo that loss of the same Will loe prevented and free movement ot the valve stem in opening or closing will be assured.

Afterthe valve is seated9 the continued rotation of the stem Will lcante the floating nut to ride upwardly on the stem and exert ieoegee afcoinpreseing force on the packing so that it will lit tightly around the ste'm and against the' wall of 'the bonnet whereby leakage is positively prevented. he valve is adapted for use in liquid, Steam or gas lines and is especially advantageous in .Steamhtting Having' thus described the invention, what is claimed es new is:

1. .in a cut-oitl valve, the combination of e bonnet, a! Heating nut therein, packing supported by the nut, a stop coller at the lower end ofthe bonnet, means to limit up? Werd movement of the nut, and e valve stem passing axially through the nut nini i the bonnet and operatively engaged with the nut. y I! in a cut-off valve, the combination of e "bonnet having a longitudinal groove in its; bore at its lower end, a floating nut titf ted in the bonnet and having en external longindinal groove in its upper portion alining with and overlying the Lgroove in the bonnet, a key engaged in saidl grooves and arrenffed to abut the upper endY of the if' the groove in the bonnet land. the lower end of the groove in the nut, packing supported by the nut, and a valve Stem extending exiaily through the nut 'and the bonnet and operatively engaged with the nut,

ln testimony whereof aix my signature,

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